Fall Development and Communications Intern

Interested in contributing to a great cause? Do you have a passion for fundraising and research? 

The Development and Communications Intern will be a key part of Arts Ignite’s efforts to build support through grant and donor cultivation. They will work with the Development and Communications team and play an active role in researching funding opportunities, and executing communications initiatives. With an expected contribution of approximately 5-10 hours per week, each internship can be flexible to allow for the growth and experience to align with the intern’s desired goals.  College credit and stipend available.

ABOUT ARTS IGNITE

Since its founding in 2006 as Artists Striving to End Poverty, Arts Ignite has been cultivating creative capacity, community, and courage in young people through arts education programs that teach them to think like artists and develop skills that will serve them throughout their lives.   

Through workshops, residencies, and community events, Arts Ignite’s programs lead communities of young people through arts-rich learning and experiences in varied genres like theater, dance, painting, improvisation, songwriting, videography, and photography that teach them to think like artists and develop skills that will serve them throughout their lives. Arts Ignite is committed to the mission of developing agency in young people through the arts.

ARTS IGNITE’s COMMITMENT TO ANTIRACISM AND ANTI-OPPRESSION

Arts Ignite is committed to antiracism and anti-oppression as a foundation for all areas of our organizational operation. We engage in both formal (training, consultancies) and informal practices to continue to interrogate supremacist behavior in ourselves and our organization. We are committed to seeking staff members and teaching artists that are representative of the communities we serve, therefore cultivating a sense of belonging across diverse populations is crucial to our success.

Development & Communications Intern:

 This position reports to the Director of Development and Communications

• Researching successful fundraising campaigns
• Participate in copywriting for outward facing materials
• Participation in two Fall Fundraising Events
• Participate in graphic design of Communication materials 
• Inputting data & building reports in Salesforce
• Organizing and presenting research to the team
• Identifying appropriate funding opportunities  
• Attending relevant team & staff meetings

Preference will be given to candidates who are located in New York City.  In-person opportunities include:  Two Fundraising events, in person all staff activities in October, and program visits.

COVID-19 NOTE

We are committed to the health of our employees, and are working with a hybrid model until it is deemed safe to return to a busy office environment in midtown Manhattan. Arts Ignite provides support for remote working situations as needed. If interested in in-person experiences, all interns must be fully-vaccinated and submit regular negative PCR tests prior to visiting the office.

Arts Ignite provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, or marital status.